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Thursday, May 2, 1918
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The Headlines
ONLY GERMAN GUNS BUSY; Bethune Region Bombarded--Artillery Duelsat Various Points.FRENCH MAKE A LITTLE GAINThey Improve Their PositionsDuring the Night in theCritical Locre Area.BRITISH CHECK A RAIDRout Assailants Near St. Julienand Rush German Posts inthe Meteren Sector. Germans Reorganizing for Attack. German Boys Called to the Front Germans Explain Defeats. SHELLING ON FRENCH FRONT. Bombardments the Chief Feature of Fighting Along Somme Lines. FRENCH FAILED, BERLIN SAYS. Reports Assaults Near Dranoutre Shattered by German Fire. CLEMENCEAU IS SATISFIED. Tells French Deputies That the Allied Line is Now Stabilized LONDON PRESS IS HOPEFUL. Regards Monday's Battle as a Very Substantial Victory.
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Tech Check
Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,481 days ago
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